Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Denmark September 2015

Renault Zoe Goes Ultrasonic

With 243 units sold, the Danish EV market doubled sales regarding the same month last year, with the EV
Share jumping to 1,44%, a significant departure from the 0.88% of last year, with the YTD sales now at 2.237 units, it's more than the number of EVs sold in the two previous
years...Together! After the BMW i3 in August, this time it was the Renault Zoe's turn to impress, selling 89 units, a new personal best, allowing it to rise to #4 YTD and end the month as the Second Best Selling model, only behind the melting-hot Tesla Model S, which has achieved another three digit sales number (121 new Teslas), the fourth in a row, a performance that not only has surpassed its direct competitors, but has put them to shame (The Audi A6 sold 84 units last month, the Merc E-Class, 55 units and the BMW 5-Series, only 23...). Looking elsewhere, not much else is happening, the VW e-Golf surpassed its e-Up! little brother and it's now alone in #6, while the Merc B-Class ED is failing to confirm the good indications left late last year, it now only #11, with...11 units. Regarding the manufacturers ranking, Tesla if far ahead everyone else, with 38% share, followed by BMW (23%) and Nissan (21%).

A final mention to Fuel Cell Vehicle sales, besides the three new Hyundai ix35 FCEV registered last month, making it 13 YTD, we must mention the landing of the first Toyota Mirai in Denmark, ready to terrorize whoever comes by...